Cisco Tetragon Software Engineer 

Switzerland, Bern, Bern 

854073464

About this role:

Cilium Tetragon is a flexible, Kubernetes-aware security tool, with real-time observability and enforcement. Leveraging the power of eBPF, Tetragon offers a low-overhead, in-kernel solution that enhances security posture by monitoring system behaviors such as process executions, system call activities, network activity and file access events for both embedded systems and cloud native environments.

This role is for a Tetragon software engineer primarily with focus on developing the Tetragon agent, enablement for various embedded platforms and cloud environments, and developing Tetragon’s BPF programs that are loaded to detect and prevent malicious activity.

What you’ll do:

• Develop high-quality Go (and eBPF) code for the Tetragon project
• Be a part of the Tetragon, Cilium, and eBPF OSS communities
• Design and implement advanced eBPF-based runtime security mechanisms for embedded, Kubernetes and VM environments.
• Enhance and improve Tetragons network parser capabilities.
• Tackle challenging technical problems
• Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and contribute to technical documentation

Minimum Qualifications

• Computer Science degree, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience in Systems programming
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with embedded, Cloud Native workloads and/or distributed systems
• Experience in Linux system-level programming
• Experience with Network protocol parsing and/or networking infrastructure
• Knowledge about Linux kernel, especially for security and/or networking aspects
• Experience with eBPF